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30 Rack : A case of beer. |
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Alice in Dairyland : Alice in Dairyland is Wisconsin's agricultural ambassador. Based out of Madison (she's employed by the State Department... |
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Anymore : As used in Pittsburgh, the word means "lately" or "currently" as in "The gas prices are outrageous... |
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Audrey Seiler : A college girl who allegedly faked her own kidnapping. She was declared missing for several days before all of the... |
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Brother Jed : I remember going down to library mail when I was in high school in the 80's and seeing Brother Jed speaking to the... |
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Cafe Montmartre : Café Montmartre is a great little bar on East Mifflin, just east of the capitol. It's a pretty classy place, somewhere... |
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Chad Vader : Chad Vader is a character from a series of short videos produced locally by Blame Society Productions at the Willy... |
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City, The : People refer to the entire borough of Manhattan as "the city." For example, someone in Brooklyn might say: "I don't... |
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Drowning Pool : Another hard rock band from Dallas, Texas that got signed to a large label. You've probably heard their song "Bodies"... |
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Echo Burger : The Echo Tap has a flagship burger, the Echo Burger, that has a 1/4 lb. beef patty, a 1/4 lb. braty patty, two slices... |
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Elastics : Rubber Bands. |
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FIB'S : FIB'S is a Chicago-style hot dog vendor that sells out of a trailer in Madison's Library Mall area. The name FIB'S is a... |
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Hippie Christmas : This is August 15 and a few days on either side. When all the leases in the central city turn over at the same time,... |
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House That Ruth Built, The : This is a nickname for Yankee Stadium, referring to baseball legend Babe Ruth. |
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Kumeyaay : The Kumeyaay, also know as the Diegueños, are the natives of the San Diego area (and of the southwestern US and... |
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Largest Cowboy Boots in the World, The : A pair of 40 foot tall and 20 foot wide cowboy boots, located at the North Star Mall. |
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Leaky Beer : The culmination of all run off and spillage from the beer vendors at a Madison Mallards game. The extra beer runs down... |
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madison.com : Madison.com is the main media site for Capital Newspapers, which owns both the Wisconsin State Journal and the Capital... |
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Marshall the Marshal : Highly popular children's television show from the late 1960s featuring Marshall Shapiro as Marshall the Marshal.... |
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Pat McCurdy : The man, the myth, the cult. Performances most tuesday nights at the Regent Street Retreat. "Sex and Beer" - need I... |
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Pulleybone : A wishbone |
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San Antonio Local Time : A reference to the relatively laid-back pace of the city. |
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Sconnie : An adjective used to describe something that is Wisconsin-like, or a noun that simply means Wisconsinite. Wisconsinites... |
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Slugging : Slugging is a form of hitchhiking in DC that benefits both the hitchhiker and the driver. The driver can use the much... |
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Terrace Chairs : The colored (orange, yellow and green) metal chairs outside at the Memorial Union Terrace. You can buy replica terrace... |
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You're among (drunk) friends : At Wisconsin Badger football games you'll see a number of different creative t-shirt messages. Many of them hold... |
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Za's Italian Cafe : Za's is an excellent place for Italian food on State Street. Za's serves fast-casual Italian food, not to be confused... |
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